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Enforcement Actions Part of Statewide Crackdown on Employers Who Misclassify Workers As Independent Contractors or Pay Them "Off the Books." by New York State Department of Labor ALBANY, NY (06/14/2010)(readMedia)-- State Labor Commissioner Colleen Gardner announced today the results of two 2009 enforcement sweeps at construction sites for student housing in Cortland and Brockport. Widespread violations of state labor laws were found, including failure to pay wages, nonpayment of overtime, improper deductions, a child labor violation, off-the-books employment and ... Read More
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ALBANY, NY (06/08/2010)(readMedia)-- State Labor Commissioner Colleen Gardner announced today the results of two enforcement sweeps at the 'The Province' at RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) construction project. Widespread violations of State labor laws were found, including nonpayment of overtime, off-the-books employment, failure to carry workers' compensation insurance, and misclassification of employees as independent contractors by more than half (12 of 21) of the subcontractors interviewed by DoL on the site. The sweeps were carried out by the New York State Joint Enforcement Task Force on Employee ...
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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers have passed bills to require overtime pay after eight-hour workdays and at least one day off weekly for more than 200,000 housekeepers, nannies and other domestic workers in the state. Advocates say that if Gov. David Paterson signs the measures into law, New York will become the first state establishing those rights for household workers, most of whom are women and emigres and often are vulnerable to abuse. Lawmakers still have to reconcile differences in the bills. Governor’s spokesman Morgan Hook said Paterson will review the legislation. Unlike the Assembly-passed bill last year, the ...
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Low-wage workers are routinely denied proper overtime pay and are often paid less than the minimum wage, according to a new study based on a survey of workers in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The study, the most comprehensive examination of wage-law violations in a decade, also found that 68 percent of the workers interviewed had experienced at least one pay-related violation in the previous work week. “We were all surprised by the high prevalence rate,” said Ruth Milkman , one of the study’s authors and a sociology professor at the University of California , Los Angeles, and the City University of New York
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LABOR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION OF NEW YORK'S CAR WASH INDUSTRY UNCOVERS NEARLY $6.6 MILLION IN UNPAID WAGES Investigation Marks New Proactive and Systematic Approach to Rooting Out Violations Albany, NY (August 15, 2008) - At a press conference in New York City, State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced the results of a Department of Labor (DOL) investigation of New York state’s car wash industry. The Labor Department conducted unannounced inspections of 84 ...
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ALBANY, NY (06/14/2010)(readMedia)-- State Labor Commissioner Colleen Gardner announced today the results of two 2009 enforcement sweeps at construction sites for student housing in Cortland and Brockport. Widespread violations of state labor laws were found, including failure to pay wages, nonpayment of overtime, improper deductions, a child labor violation, off-the-books employment and misclassification of workers as independent contractors instead of employees. The sweeps were carried out by the New York State Joint Enforcement Task Force on Employee Misclassification on May 29, 2009 (Cortland) and June 5, 2009 (Brockport). ...
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do not have state overtime laws, but do have wage collection statutes. 19 Del. C . .... In New York, the statute of limitations is six years. N.Y. ...
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A: For covered employees, the New York State Minimum Wage rate is $7.15 per hour. The Minimum Wage will increase to $7.25 per hour on July 24, 2009. This amount may be modified based upon a number of factors. For example, Food Service workers --waiters and waitresses -- who earn at least $2.55 per hour in tips may be paid at a minimum wage rate of $4.60 per hour. Different rates exist for other types of service employees, specified within a set of regulations called a "Wage Order", which addresses the unique aspects of each industry or occupation. The minimum wage for janitors in residential buildings is a per unit, ...
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misdemeanor (Section 210.45 of the New York State Penal Law). ... I hereby acknowledge that I have been notified of my wage rate, overtime rate, ...
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Monday was a holiday for which we are paid. Tuesday through Friday were manditory 10 hour days. Friday they said we would not be getting paid the 8 hours of overtime because we did not work a "normal" 40 hour week. Is this bull or what? I would appreciate it if you would cite your information so that I can look into it. Thank you. Member since: February 25, 2007 Total points: 61513 (Level 7) that is actually true...you dont get holiday time as overtime..its the normal rate of pay..doesnt matter what state you live in no company is going to pay you time and a half for holiday pay when you didnt even work that day...what you ...
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